Julien Hay est un photographe français né en 1985 à Nonsan (Corée du Sud).

Arrivé en France en 1988, il est originaire d’Avranches en Normandie, où son père, son grand-père et son arrière-grand-père furent photographes. Après des études en neurosciences, il choisit de se consacrer à la photographie développant une pratique à la fois documentaire et artistique. Son travail explore la frontière entre l’intime et le public. A partir de son histoire personnelle, son adoption puis celle de son fils, il interroge les liens familiaux, les formes de la filiation et ce qui fait, au fond, famille. Il vit et travaille à Paris.

Julien Hay is a French photographer born in 1985 in Nonsan, South Korea. Arriving in France in 1988, he originates from Avranches in Normandy, where his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all photographers. After studying neuroscience, he chose to dedicate himself to photography, developing a approach that is both documentary and artistic. His work explores the boundary between the intimate and the public. Drawing from his personal history—his own adoption and later that of his son—he questions family ties, forms of kinship, and what ultimately constitutes a family. He lives and works in Paris.